title: Psychiatric evaluations for individuals requesting assisted death in Washington and Oregon should not be mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Division and Health Services Research and Development Section, Research Service, Portland VA Medical Center; Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University. Electronic address: linda.ganzini@va.gov.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ganzini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009922:Oregon; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D014861:Washington